FamilyTreeDNA grants law enforcement and, in some cases, third parties working with law enforcement permission to upload a genetic file in an effort to help identify the remains of a deceased individual or a perpetrator of a homicide or sexual assault. Permission is only granted after the required documentation is submitted, reviewed, and approved.
Note: Whether you are opted in or opted out of IGGM, you will never see a registered Investigative Genetic Genealogy kit in your matches list.
Accounts created for investigative purposes will only show up in your matches list when both of the following requirements are met:
You are a genetic close or distant match to the uploaded genetic file.
You have opted in to Investigative Genetic Genealogy Matching.